4th Childbirth Class

Sorry, this is a bit late, but it was a super busy weekend!

Last Thursday we had our 4th class, and this time we met at the hospital. We went up to a classroom at Methodist and had "class" for about an hour. We talked about changes in mom after birth, post partum depression, and what the baby should look like once born. Lots of good gross pictures to squirm at! :)

After that, we went on the hospital tour of the labor and delivery floors. Went up to 9th floor to visit one of the birthing rooms. I've been in one before (that's where we did all our IVF stuff), but didn't know all the "hidden" items in the room that is really pretty cool! There is all sorts of electronics behind closed doors, dvd player, stereo, etc. What I thought was just a closet folded back into where the child warmer was! The remote for the surgical lights overhead were a hit with the boys, of course. They were playing with them like it was a disco! Pretty funny.

Then went down to 8th floor to visit one of the recovery rooms, where I will be after you deliver. They are a bit smaller, and if there are lots of people visiting, it will be closterphobic! Unless you get the corner rooms! We went by the nursery to see some brand new babies getting warmed up... it really made it real!!

The hit of the tour was the "father's lounge"... TV, internet, a fully stocked kitchen, and a fridge with ICE CREAM IN IT!! OMG, you would have thought someone just won the lottery, Tommy and the other guys' eyes lit up! LOL

Next week, we are back in the classroom, and the entire class will be on breast feeding. Should be very informative!